$20K fine issued for destroying fish habitat in the Bay of Quinte

$20K fine issued for destroying fish habitat in the Bay of Quinte

Source: Global News

2/15/2024

Credit: Alex Mazur / Global Kingston

Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has issued a $20,000 fine after officials say an infill project permanently destroyed a fish habitat along the shores of the Bay of Quinte.

The offending work was done in the spring of 2018 and saw infilling of an area roughly 22 metres wide along the shore and 18 metres out in the Bay of Quinte, adjacent to the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4651	Angler paid nearly $50,000 for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers	tri-cityherald	2021-01-16	US
4652	Law enforcement reviewing flipper flounder	gloucester times	2021-01-20	US
4653	Feds warn entire salmon season could be halted	Chronicle Staff Writer	2012-02-09	US
4654	Researchers Find Aquaculture Promising Method to Grow Black Sea Bass	phys.org	2012-02-09	CA
4655	Great Lakes fish soak in new poison	The Muskegon Chronicle	2008-03-09	US
4656	Labs don't have to report 'Frankenfish' escapes: Audit	the star	2008-03-06	US
4657	Antarctic fish's winter 'sleep'	bbc	2008-08-05	CA
4658	Nova Scotia takes no harm, no foul approach to fish farm lease violations	cbc	2021-01-19	CA
4659	"Salmon cannon" successor automatically shoots fish up over dams	newatlas	2021-01-13	US
4660	New Fish Parasite Species Described; Farmed Fish Infected With Serious Disease	Underwatertimes	2021-01-27	NO
4661	Scientist Discovers Six New Species Of Deep Sea Fish; 'tremendously Exciting!'	Underwatertimes	2008-02-11	UK
4662	Cod spawn ground closure revealed	bbc	2008-02-16	UK
4663	Steven Spielberg livid over his koi fish being eaten by a raccoon	topnews	2007-12-27	IN
4664	Store-bought Freshwater Fish Contain Elevated Levels Of Mercury, Arsenic And Selenium	Underwatertimes	2007-11-07	US
4665	'Monster' salmon caught on river	bbc	2007-10-15	UK
4666	Call to breed fish in farm barns	bbc	2007-10-10	UK
4667	Fish billionaire in plea to save wild salmon	the guardian	2007-09-29	UK
4668	New study finds similarities in how fish and humans destress	Jerusalem Post	2021-01-18	IL
4669	Scientists and Researchers: Canadian Wild Salmon Endangered By Failure To Contain Sea Lice From Salmon Farms	Underwatertimes	2007-09-25	CA
4670	Rare Albino Ratfish With Eerie, Silvery Sheen Caught Off Washington Coast; 'It Must Have Been Like A Beacon'	Underwatertimes	2007-09-24	US
4671	World record tuna landed by NZ fisherman	smh	2007-08-28	NZ
4672	Russian Agency Seeks 'Extremely Tight State Monopoly' Over Sturgeon, Black Caviar Trade	Underwatertimes	2007-08-21	RU
4673	Tilapia Found To Be Potent Malaria Control Method	Underwatertimes	2007-08-09	KE
4674	Fishing as a Contact Sport	ABC News	2007-07-29	US
4675	Scots fishermen admit sailings to Denmark to sell their fish because of Brexit in PM protest	herald scotland	2021-01-15	UK

186 of [217 - pages.]